Denhardt Slayers Held. Bond Denied in Vengeance Killing
In Shelbyville Kentucky three Garr brothers jailed for the assassination of Brig. Gen. Henry H. Denhardt were denied immediate bond. An examining trial is set for September 24, with possible future bond. The jail was wired to prevent escape as public support for the Garrs grew after the high profile slaying.
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Shelbyville
INS
Garr
Henry H. Denhardt
Roy
Jack
Denhardt
Harry Walters
Coleman Wright
Garr Brothers
Garrs
Buses to Replace Outer Loop Street Cars in Charleston
Charleston Transit announces replacement of street car service on inner middle outer loop lines with bus service after Public Service Commission orders. Franchised routes include Edgewood Drive Bigley Avenue and South Charleston Kanawha City. Buses to begin after October 1 with vehicle deliveries pending as of the commission ruling.
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John T. Moore
Charleston Transit Company
Public Service Commission
City
Council
Joop
Bigley Avenue
rleston-Kanawha
Pub- Tig‘ Services Commission
Middle Loop
Edgewood Drive
Care Jiave
Mind Reading Quip Sparks Small Town Jest
In a playful exchange, Willie Willis asks Robert Quillen if others can read minds and why Mary would be jealous if she knew about a person’s possession of a quarter, highlighting a local-voice humor moment in the column.
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Mary
Bluefield Corps Secures Fifth in Legion Junior Drum Corps
In New York on September 22, Pennsylvania swept the top three spots in the American Legion junior drum and bugle corps contest. Gallitzin led with M43 miiing, Stage College earned 92.2, Theiscol posted 90.3, Fortland 90.2, and Bluefield We Van stood fifth with 88.5.
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New York
Polo Grounds
American Legion
Morristown
N. J
New Jersey
Pennsylvanus
Gallitzin
Stage College
Theiscol
Fortland
Bluefield
We van
Walsh accuses Black of Klan ties in Supreme Court doubt
Senator Walsh says Justice Black's elevation to the Supreme Court was obtained by deception over alleged Klan membership. He suggests Roosevelt could force a resignation or the court could rule on eligibility under retirement provisions, noting possible impeachment is unlikely and directing readers to continue on Page Fart 2.
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Worcester
Mass
Uh—aAlthough
Hugo L. Black
Alabama
Supreme Court
David J Walsh
Massachusetts
Walsh
Roosevelt
Congress
Allence
Doherty Seen as Likely Next National Legion Commander
NewYork Sept 22 AP The American Legion debates a next national commander with Los Angeles chosen as potential convention site for 1938. Boston lawyer Daniel Doherty and Detroit official Ray Kelly head the field amid lobbying and campaign-like moves by their supporters. Other candidates include Lynn A. Stambaugh Milo J Warner and Stephen F Chadwick with Chicago and Denver offering bids before withdrawing. Green of AFL urged closer ties with the Legion and neutrality in labor disputes while denouncing Communism and Fascism.
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New York
American Legion
Los Angeles
Harry Colmery
Kansas
Daniel Doherty
Boston
Ray Kelly
Detroit
Path Widele
Matt
Chicago
Denver
Green
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Legion
John L. Lewis
Windsor and Wally Deny Lovers' Row Rumor
London reports the Duke and Duchess of Windsor plan a honeymoon trip to Paris to silence gossip about a quarrel. An intimate friend insists there is no quarrel, and says the royal romance remains affectionate as they prepare a Paris visit to celebrate three months of marriage.
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London
England
Duke
Duchess of Windsor
Paris
Ouarre
Edward
Wallis Warfield
Baltimore
Vienna
Lovers
Retired grocer buys bicycles for skate-shy neighborhood
In Pittsburgh Gent 22 67 a 70 year old retired grocer named A Dretch calms a noisy skating crowd by inviting ten local boys into his home and promising a bicycle with rubber tires for each if they store their skates. Ten new bicycles appeared as a result of the deal.
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Pittsburgh
Gent
Atam A. Dretch
Tada
Flood Control Work Starts at Crooked Creek Reservoir
Ford City Pa Sept 22 Workmen began earth moving for the Crooked Creek reservoir as part of a plan to create a 380000000 chain of dams to curb Ohio valley flood damage. Army engineers directed crews in bedrock digging to fulfill a 30 year flood control dream tied to a 5100000 project amid prior delays.
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Ford City
First Earth
Ohio Valley
U. SS. Army Engineers
Crooked Creek
Estier
Rockford Voiture Wins Band Contest At Legion Meeting
New York headquarters of Forty and High American Legion social unit announced the Rockford Voiture victory in the band contest held Monday. The Johnstown, Pa band was ruled ineligible for not being composed of Forty and Fight members, despite sponsorship.
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Rockford
Legion Meeting
New York
American Legion Social
Rockford, St
Flashes of Life In These U S Flashes of Life In These U S
Milwaukee report details 18 year old George Goodman’s arrest after theft of 130 pounds of lead. Detectives George Raahe Grover Lorre and others book and charge him. Deputy D A Bowman issues warrant while Judge Page bounds him over for trial and Jailer Sehneck transports him.
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George
Milwaukee
Wis
George Goodman
Eorge Raahe
Grover Lorre
Desk Soret
George Heidelberg
George A. Bowman
George E. Page
George Sehneck
Young Chicago student overcomes 10 year illness run
William J. Luedke, 19, of Chicago enrolled at Knox College preparatory for a medical career, claiming a head start on peers due to a decade of illness and 35 bona race cures.
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Chicago
William J. Luedke
Iat Knox College
Firuces
Robber Trio Escapes Jail In Wild Cash
Three Missouri bank robbers fled from a Cuyahoga county jail in Cleveland after overpowering guards and escaping in a commandeered car. The group included Charles Bird 28 Frank Bird 30 and James Widmer 31 with one accomplice Theodore Slapik 19 already in custody. Slapik was captured an hour and a half later. The escape disrupted a trial in which federal authorities planned to seek their oaths.
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Cleveland
Missouri
State
Cuyahoga County
Charles Bird
Frank Bird
James Widmer
Theodore Slapik
Slapik
FDA to Lead Disease Fight in War on Paralysis
Hyde Park Sep 22. President Taoosquelt announces plan to form a national foundation to lead direct and unify the fight on infantile paralysis. He says work must start immediately and cites his own experience with the Georgia Warm Springs foundation. He notes widespread epidemics and ruined lives from the disease and pledges swift action and personnel to be announced.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Taoosquelt
West
Georgia Warm Springs Foundation
Founder of Klan Denounces Group
ATLANTA Sept 22 In a 3 year silence Col William Joseph Simmons founder of the modern Ku Klux Klan denounces the Klan as it exists today saying the present Ku Klux Klan is worthy of any man's affiliation He recalls the principles of the original movement and defends race separation while criticizing current bigotry and prejudice
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Atlanta
Ku Klux Klan
Hi Klan
William Joseph Simmons
Klan
Ku. Knux Klan
Knights of the
Col. Simmons
Labor Shortage Reported Across Nation In 1937
The commerce department reported acute labor shortages in industrial and rural areas, signaling a shift from unemployment. Notices cited Jacksonville and Louisville among others as actions like halting court sessions and school terms to harvest crops. In Florida 1500 WPA workers faced immediate dismissal.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Cleveland
Birmingham
Ala
Jacksonsville
Fla
Portland
Ore
Louisville
Fresno
Cal
Une
Jacksonville
Fln
WPA
Florida
Loungville
Roosevelt Party Heads Westward on Pacific Train
President Roosevelt and his party travel aboard Roosevelt trains toward Seattle with stops including Victoria British Columbia. He intends to gauge public support for his program and review major projects such as Bonnevide Grand Coulee Fact Peck and Owyhee dams while engaging with crowds across eight states.
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Roosevelt
Seattle
Pacific Northwest
Victoria
British Columbia
Bonnevide
Grand Coulee
Fact Peck
Owyhee
Tokyo Warned By Sec Hull Over China Bombing
U S protests to Japan over bombing of Nanking pleads restraint and accountability. Ambassador Grew delivers the note to Koki Hirata as civilian casualties rise, marking the second admonition in three days regarding Japan’s conduct in China.
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Washington
Nanking
Tokyo
Joseph C. Grew
Koki Hirata
U. S
Japan
China
Colay
Blood Oath of the Ku Klux Klan Revealed in Series
International News Service reports from Atlanta reveal the Klan blood oath demanding blind obedience to the order and its imperial wizard. Imperial Wizard Herman Evans confirms the oath, tying allegiance to the organization to actions against opponents, amid renewed public attention to revived Klan activity.
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KuKlux Klan
U. S
W. W. Chaplin
Invisible Empire
Ay W. W. Guapun
Pupil Dies as Pencil Pierces Heart in Fall
Marianne Knipple aged 7, a fourth grade pupil, died after a pencil pierced her heart in a fall en route to a neighbor's home. The accident occurred as schools were closed due to influenza and radio advisories.
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Cincago
Marianne Knipple
Presa
Infanilie Paralyase
Giant Japanese bombing raids hit Canton and Nanking
Ten giant Japanese bombers escorted by combat craft attacked Canton for a seventh time in 48 hours, killing or injuring many in dense city quarters. In Nanking more than 50 planes hit the capital, killing hundreds of civilians, mostly in poor districts along the Yangtze. American Ambassador Johnson returned to the embassy after staying aboard the gunboat Luzon, planning to remain ashore.
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Canton
INS
China
Nanking
Japan
Yangtze River
Nelson T. Johnson
Luzon
Loyalists Press Cordoba Advance in Spain Warfront
Madrid dispatch reports government forces advancing from the Cordoba Badajoz border into the outskirts of Cordoba after an all day bombing. insurgent machine gunners fired from a central cathedral tower as troops dug in near tombstones in a battle described as highly-brilliant on the Andalusian front. Surrender deemed imminent.
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Madrid
Granja de Torrehermon
Spain
Bry
No Man's Land
Cordoba
Cordoba-Badajoz
Mechina Quorners
Tiruliani
Aragon
Vance
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Wally
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U.S
FDA
Fortis Foundation
Cal. Simmons
Bureau
J. Richard Russell
Alstant
Farmers Bank and ‘Trust Company
Charles Town
George Ward
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Tun
Mexico City
Amealco Querrero
United States
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